Project Manager - Electrical

EQUANS; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Cover

Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance (Family)

25 days annual leave

CSR days

Learning opportunities & training

Employee Referral Rewards Scheme

Employee networks (diversity groups)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equans Data Centers in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Electrical to lead on-site electrical construction for large data centre projects, including Motherwell and across the UK. The role covers inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time and to the highest standards.

You will manage a team, ensure safety and quality, drive planning, and coordinate with clients and design teams to meet project milestones and objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience with a main contractor or large subcontractor.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Electrical Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site electrical construction activities from start to finish.
• Manage a team to ensure conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.
• Drive operational excellence and provide expert technical guidance.
• Coordinate the on-site construction process with the plan and schedule.
• Develop electrical submission and approval processes with client and design team.
• Support overall planning and programming of the build.
• Attend site meetings and contribute to progress reports.
• Chair and minute subcontractor meetings.
• Record and report key metrics to the team and management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and safety.
• Adhere to the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and plans.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Leadership

Project management

Health & Safety

Education

Electrical degree or equivalent

Job description

Equans Data Centers is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Electrical, to join our expanding team and support the delivery of cutting-edge data center solutions in Motherwell and across the UK.

As part of our commitment to innovation and excellence in data center solutions, we are looking for professionals who can lead the mechanical construction elements of large scale projects from inception to completion. The Project Manager - Electrical will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, to the highest quality standards, and in full compliance with health and safety regulations.

What you will deliver?

• Leading on site mechanical construction activities from start to finish.
• Manage a team to ensure that work is carried out in full conformance with quality, environmental and safety standards.
• Drive operational excellence and provide expert technical guidance.
• Coordinate and control the on-site construction process ensuring the site build progresses line with plan.
• Develop and agree electrical submission and approval process with the client and design team.
• Support the overall programming and planning of the build.
• Attend site meetings, effectively communicate and provide information for Progress Reports.
• Chair and minute the subcontractor meetings.
• Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and management.
• Reviewing procedures and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety Management Plans.

What we can offer you?

• 25 days annual leave(+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 timesannual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (Family Cover)
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterns & Reservists, WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Experience working with a main contractor or large subcontractor
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• In-depth technical knowledge of Electrical Services
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve
• A keen desire to continually develop knowledge further
• Be self-motivated, with proven organisational ability and the drive to meet deadlines
• Customer focused with the ability to communicate effectively with clients
• Attention to Health and Safety matters
• Commercially astute
• Experience in the data centres sector is desirable
• Degree or equivalent in an Electrical discipline is desirable

Who are we?

Equans Data Centers is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.